Shawn Pankow is the mayor of Smiths Falls.
Some mayors in cities and towns that operate their own police force say OPP cost increases are affecting them, too — but they don’t have any provincial support to show for it.Smiths Falls Mayor Shawn Pankow says he wants to see 'parity' between provincial support for municipalities that contract policing to the Ontario Provincial Police and for those that don't.
Even in places where officer contracts aren't explicitly linked to the provincial police, pay in neighbouring services "still sets a benchmark," Pankow said. Council is now debating a property tax increase of about 10 per cent, of which six per cent will go directly toward covering new policing costs."It certainly was bigger than I forecasted," Pankow said. "It's the first time in my 10 years as mayor that we're facing anything like this.
For jobs that would previously have drawn 200 applicants, Empey said, the service is lucky to receive 30 resumés.
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